WINNER of the LEE SMITH NOVEL PRIZE
"This sun-and-salt-kissed coming-of-age story reads like a wry, honest
chat with a close friend." --Jaclyn Fulwood, Shelf Awareness
Evie Austin, native of Hatteras Island, North Carolina and baddest
girl on the planet, has not lived her life in a straight line. There
have been several detours--career snafus, bad romantic choices, a loved
but unplanned child--not to mention her ill-advised lifelong obsession
with boxer Mike Tyson. Evie is not plucky, but when life's changes smash
over her like the rough surf of the local shoreline, she muddles
through--until that moment of loss and longing when muddling will no
longer suffice. This is the story of what the baddest girl on the planet
must find in herself when a bag of pastries, a new lover, or quick trip
to Vegas won't fix anything, and when something more than casual
haplessness is required. The Baddest Girl on the Planet is inventive,
sharp, witty, and poignant. Readers will want to jump in and advise this
baddest girl on the planet--or at least just give her a shake or a
hug--at every fascinating turn.